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Sisters Hotel Complex Between 1895 and 1900.
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Name/Creator
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Barnes family
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Abstract/Description
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A view of the Sisters Hotel complex between 1895 and 1900 shows the church at far right with the newly built Thistle Lodge next to it. Thistle Lodge was built as a wedding present when Edward Duncan married Georgia Barnes.
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Date Issued
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1895, 1895-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001886
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Title
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Sisters Hotel.
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Name/Creator
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Barnes family
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Abstract/Description
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The Barnes family was known for elegance at the Sisters Hotel (later Casa Ybel Resort), as their dining room set up shows. They decorated with native materials, had fashion shows and parades, contests, and parties, including shell shows.
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Date Issued
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1890, 1890-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001888
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Title
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Letters, 1862-1864.
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Name/Creator
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Bludworth, Timothy W., Bludworth, Hester Ann Brigman., PALMM (Project)
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Abstract/Description
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Letters of Timothy W. Bludworth written to his wife Hester Ann Brigman Bludworth of Walton County, Florida, from battle sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee and Petersburg, Virginia. Floridians in the Civil War. Some letters have been transcribed, some may need to be. Part of William Henry Watson Family.
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Date Issued
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1862, 1864, 1862-01-01T04:56:02.000Z, 1864-01-01T04:56:02.000Z
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Format
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E-book
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/WF00000001.pdf, http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dl/WF00000001.jpg
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Title
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Fish House Worker.
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Name/Creator
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Charles J. McCullough
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Abstract/Description
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A fishhouse operator in Tarpon Bay on Sanibel scrapes mullet and ice down a chute into the fish runboat alongside, for shipment by runboat to Punta Gorda and then by rail to destinations north. The runboat brought ice and picked up fish catches on a schedule to a string of fishhouses that extended into the Ten Thousand Islands.
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Date Issued
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1940, 1940-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001488
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Title
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Letter From Stan Coleman to His Sister, Frances (Part 2).
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Name/Creator
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J. [John] Stanwood Coleman
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Abstract/Description
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A letter from Stan Coleman to his sister, Frances ("Tat"), describing his life stationed on Sanibel Island in 1943 on radio patrol, part two. The first page, identifier number fgcu:22057, can be located at http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001963
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Date Issued
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1943, 1943-01-01T04:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001964
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Title
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Letter by Stan Coleman (Part 1).
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Name/Creator
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John Stanwood Coleman
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Abstract/Description
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A letter from Stan Coleman to his sister, Frances ("Tat"), describing his life stationed on Sanibel Island in 1943 on radio patrol, first page. The second page, identifier number fgcu:22060, can be located at http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001966
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Date Issued
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1943, 1943-01-01T04:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001965
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Title
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Letter by Stan Coleman (Part 2).
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Name/Creator
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John Stanwood Coleman
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Abstract/Description
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A letter from Stan Coleman to his sister, Frances ("Tat"), describing his life stationed on Sanibel Island in 1943 on radio patrol, part two. The first page, identifier number fgcu:22059, can be located at http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001965
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Date Issued
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1943, 1943-01-01T04:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001966
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Title
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Ferry Schedule for Kinzie Brothers Steamer Line.
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Name/Creator
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Kinzie Brothers Steamer Line
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Abstract/Description
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A postcard-sized brochure from the Kinzie Brother Steamer Line delineating the winter and summer schedule of the ferries and rates for crossing between Punta Rassa and Sanibel across San Carlos Bay. The Kinzie Line operated the ferries from 1928 until 1963 when the Sanibel Causeway was opened. States "Capt. Leon Crumpler in charge at Punta Rassa." (Back)
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Date Issued
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1950, 1950-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001469
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Title
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Sanibel Shell Fair.
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Name/Creator
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Marian B. Godown
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Abstract/Description
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Priscilla Murphy (on right) and another woman examine the art work on display at the 1955 Sanibel Shell Fair.
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Date Issued
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1955, 1955-01-01T05:00:00.000Z
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001331
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Title
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Cuban Fishing Smack.
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Name/Creator
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Ron McCoy
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Abstract/Description
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Cuban fishing smacks frequented the waters around Sanibel, often stopping at Sanibel for supplies on their weeks-long fishing trips. It wasn't unknown for illicit trading in liquor to be conducted as well.
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Format
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fgcu/fd/SW00001814
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Boathouse on the Caloosahatchee River.
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Name/Creator
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Sears family
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Abstract/Description
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A boathouse, possibly of the English family at Alva on the Caloosahatchee, at the turn of the century. Many Sanibel residents, including the Sears family, were friends with the Englishes and often visited their place upstream from Fort Myers.
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Image (JPEG2000)
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/ic/SW00001827
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